CAIRO: Ahly made a new offer for Ismaili to sign Hani Saied for LE 8 million, a source inside the club said on Monday. We sent Ismaili an LE 8 million offer and a letter from the player confirming his wish to play for Ahly, the source told FilGoal.com. If they accept our offer we …

CAIRO: Egyptian keeper Essam Al-Hadari aims to lead his Swiss side to next season s league title. I wish good luck for me and my teammates. I aim to clinch the league title and that s our top priority for the next season, Hadari told the club s website on Sunday. The 35-year old keeper …

CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) could ask for a legal advice from FIFA concerning Ahly s request to register Hosni Abd-Rabou in their squad for the upcoming season, an EFA source told Filgoal on Sunday. The players committee will give its recommendation on Tuesday but the board may take the case to FIFA again …

CAIRO: Zamalek assistant coach Mohamed Helmi reflected a state of satisfaction at the White camp, following the capturing of Hani Saied on Saturday. Zamalek beat arch rivals Al-Ahly to landing the Egypt sweeper from Ismaili, and Helmi believes that Saied is a quality signing. Hani Saied is a vital addition to our defense line, he …

CAIRO: Nader Al-Sayed is set to terminate his contract with ENPPI and join Ittihad of Alexandria. I reached an agreement with Ittihad chairman Mohamed Moselhi over a new contract, the Egypt international keeper told FilGoal.com. The 36-year-old is expected to pay ENPPI LE 500,000 as a result of terminating his ongoing contract. Al-Sayed is one …

CAIRO: Ismaili has accepted a ?2 million bid from Ahly Dubai for Hosni Abd-Rabou, amid Egypt s Al-Ahly’s proclamation to preserve their rights in the midfielder. Abd-Rabou, who signed a contract with Al-Ahly in 2007, was the subject of a controversial transfer saga also involving French side Strasbourg. Despite Ismaili s insistence not to see …

Euro 2008 has come, mesmerized and gone but it has left in its wake a few soccer lessons we would do well to rote memorize. Turkey proved you should never leave before the end. Spain was the best team in the tournament but Turkey the most exciting because of her heroics in the last minute …

CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has named Hussein Fahmi as Chief of the Referees Committee to replace Gamal Al-Ghandour. Al-Ghandour stepped down and Hussein Fahmi will replace him, the President of the EFA Samir Zaher told FilGoal.com on Wednesday. Al-Ghandour received a hefty offer to head the United Arab Emirates Referees Committee and he …

CAIRO: Zamalek presidential candidate Al-Mandouh Al-Hosseini has officially opposed the club s signing of Ghanaian striker Junior Agogo. Al-Hosseini sent an official letter to the Egyptian Higher Council for Sports (HCS) asking them to annul the contract with the Nottingham Forrest player. Al-Hosseini told Dream Sports channel that Agogo s signing is nothing but a …

ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad Alexandria have released midfielder Mahmoud Abdel Atti Samna only one day after signing Egypt Telecom player Haytham Al-Fazani. Coach Taha Basri made his decision after Al-Fazani s deal was completed and Samna was deemed a surplus to the team s requirements, Ittihad s player representative told FilGoal.com. Samna is the fourth player to …

CAIRO: Egypt captain Ahmed Hassan has been asked by Belgian giants Anderlecht to participate in the club s centennial celebrations, the player revealed on Thursday. Hassan, who spent the last two seasons playing for Anderlecht, has been invited to participate in the kick-off of the match between Anderlecht and AC Milan. Anderlecht s officials called …

CAIRO: The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) will send a delegation to FIFA headquarters in Zurich in the upcoming few days, following the world governing body s recent notification. FIFA sent a letter to the EFA last weekend, sounding their dissatisfaction with the government interference in the association s election process. The concerns arose after the …

CAIRO: Mohamed Zidan s agent hinted that his client will not leave Hamburg for Ittihad Jeddah this summer. There is no signing yet, nothing has changed, agent Ivan Marco Benes was quoted by Bild. The Egyptian striker was linked with a move to the Saudi side, but the transfer was not welcomed by Ittihad coach …

CAIRO: Egypt have slipped down one spot to lie 24th in the monthly FIFA Ranking of national teams, while European champions Spain reached the top. African champions Egypt registered three wins over DR Congo, Djibouti and Malawi during the month of June, but shockingly lost to the latter in the away game. Spain s EURO …

CAIRO: Ghana striker Junior Agogo has finally completed a LE 6 million move from Nottingham Forrest to Zamalek, the Cairo club confirmed the deal on Wednesday. Zamalek spokesman Khaled Gabr said that the forward signed a three-year-deal with the Whites and will be unveiled at a press conference on Thursday. The announcement follows a run …

CAIRO: Hosni Abd-Rabou s proposed move to Saudi side Al-Nassr will not be taking place as talks over his contract have faltered. Al-Nassr wanted to insert a $3 million release clause, while Abd-Rabou suggested he would refund 80 percent of his contract s amount if he wishes to leave, the player s brother Tarek Abd-Rabou …

CAIRO: Mohamed Abou Trika will not resume full training before next week after being advised to carry on rehabilitation on his troublesome knee. Ahly’s official website stated that German specialist Andreas Imhoff requested that Abou Trika delay his return to full training for next week. Consequently, Abou Trika’s availability for Ahly s Champions League game …

CAIRO: The relationship between Mamdouh Abbas and Amr Zaki reached a dead end after the latter accused the Zamalek chairman of verbal assault. The Egypt striker was present at the club on Tuesday to discuss his prospective transfer to Wigan Athletic with Abbas. However, the meeting did not bear fruit from Zaki s perspective as …

CAIRO: Al-Ahly has rejected a one-year loan offer for defender Wael Gomaa from Saudi Arabia s Al-Nassr. Hossam Al-Badri told me that the club is not willing to let me go this season, Gomaa told FilGoal.com. The 32-year-old, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Qatar s Al-Siliya, was supposed to …

CAIRO: Al-Ahly full-back Islam Al-Shater could be joining Harras Al-Hodoud next season after he agreed the move “in principal. I agreed in principal to join Harras. I was also approached by Petrojet but I prefer the Harras option, he told FilGoal.com. Al-Shater is almost certain to leave Al-Ahly, despite Hossam Al-Badri s comments last month …

CAIRO: Ittihad Jeddah coach Gabriel Calderon said the club’s board might be forced to sell skipper Mohamed Nour if they are to sign Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan. Widespread reports have suggested that Zidan is on the verge of joining Ittihad on a season-long loan from German side Hamburg. The 26-year-old apparently wants to leave Hamburg …

ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad are in search of a new stadium in Alexandria as their home playing filed undergoes a renovation next month. Alexandria stadium, which is one of the venues for the 2009 Youth World Cup in Egypt, will be unavailable starting from August 1. Consequently, Ittihad and the newly-promoted Olympic were told to play their …

CAIRO: Zamalek have pulled the plug on a summer move for Hussein Ali after going increasingly frustrated with Petrojet’s handling of the negotiations. The Cairo giants have been long-term admirers of the talented midfielder, who impressed in Petrojet’s Egyptian League campaign last season. Zamalek and arch-rivals Ahli were in Ali’s hunt but the men in …

CAIRO: Although Turkish side OFTAS Spor announced that they signed Amir Azmi, Zamalek insisted on Saturday that the Egyptian defender still belongs to them. Azmi has signed a contract with us. He never informed the club that he wishes to terminate that deal, Zamalek said in a statement on their website. Azmi initially signed a …

CAIRO: African champions Egypt will face Iran in an international friendly game in the United Arab Emirates on August 20. The Pharaohs will meet Asian heavyweights Iran few weeks before taking on DR Congo in their last Group 12 match of the World Cup qualifiers. Egypt share the group s lead with DR Congo on …

ALEXANDRIA: Ittihad coach Taha Basri has refuted on Saturday reports suggesting that his side are targeting Ahly s out-of-favor full back Islam Al-Shater. We don t need to sign more right-backs. We ve already signed three players to fill that position, Basri told FilGoal.com. Middle East News Agency (MENA) had said that Basri demanded Ittihad …

CAIRO: Following speculation linking Mohamed Zidan with Ittihad Jeddah, Saudi reports claimed that coach Gabriel Calderon is not interested in the Egyptian striker. Al-Medina newspaper reported that the Argentine coach is not sure about the “showboating Hamburg forward. Zidan has been reportedly interested in a move to the Saudi club, rather than staying in the …

CAIRO: Ibrahim Saied s prospected move from Ankaragucu to Ismaili is in progress as the Egypt defender claims that the Dervishes have completed part of the deal. Ankaragucu are believed to have agreed upon a $150,000 selling price for Saied, who decided to end his European adventure. The deal is almost done, Ismaili sent $50,000 …

CAIRO: Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan is on the verge of joining Saudi giants Ittihad Jeddah this summer, claimed Saudi reports on Thursday. Al-Eqtisadiah said that former President Mansour Al-Balawi is in the middle of advanced talks with the Hamburg player. According to the report, Al-Balawi is in Cairo now and the deal should be sealed …